What Is an Equity Derivative? Equity derivatives are financial instruments that derive their value from underlying equity securities such as stocks or stock indexes. These versatile tools give ...

While many banks ran for the hills after taking multi-billion dollar hits to their equity derivatives businesses in the wake of the 2008 crisis, others viewed the market meltdown as an opportunity.

European institutional investors and banks were increasing their use of equity derivatives in the months leading up to the events of September and October 2008 but it remains unclear how much of this ...

In 2004 equity volatility plumbed the lowest levels in decades, posing challenges for derivatives dealers. For adapting its structured product business to cope with the new volatility environment, ...